INFINITE OPTIONS
• How to pick, where to start?
IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY:
• Studies show that 21st Century Learners want a moderate
amount of technology integrated into courses.
• Too little technology in courses risks losing the power that
technology has to [help students]; too much technology
risks losing interaction with the instructor.”
Adaptado del artículo de Michael Rodgers and David Starrett
National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter, Volume 14, Number 5 © Copyright 1996-2005
• How do we
choose what to do
with technology?
• If you are a digital
immigrant, start
small.
• Try one new
activity and use
one new tool.
• Remember TPACK.
Advantages of using technology.
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Repetition, computers never get tired 
Authentic materials
Need for multiliteracy, we live in a digital world.
How is literacy different now than 30 years ago?
P. 456, students need tech for
Creativity, communication, research and info.
fluency, critical thinking, digital citizenship, tech
operations and concepts.
WEB 2.0 – A NATIVE SPEAKER AT EVERY
PC
(OR MAC, OR IPHONE, OR ANDROID, BLACKBERRY, IPAD, ETC. ETC. ETC. :)
Good use of tech. = Good use of pedagogy
• How will the use of tech help students learn aspects of the
language in meaningful contexts?
• Which of the 5 c’s will this use of this tool help students to improve
in? And, which mode of communication does this technology
emphasize?
• What process will learners experience in using the technology and
associated materials?
• What will this tool cost in terms of time, planning, supplies, and
equipment? If the cost seems high, can you think of alternatives
that would bring the cost down?
• Is this the best way to accomplish the objectives of instruction and
to meet the needs of students?
• P. 455, slightly modified.
Is this a good use of technology?
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Russian students go to a computer lab.
Then call each other using Skype to have long conversations in
Russian.
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Technologies used in education were generally created for other
purposes. Therefore, a given technology, is usually best used in
ways that mirror its original purpose.
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A given use of technology in language teaching should improve
upon or at least be equal to other techniques using no or low
technology.
Is this a good use of technology?
• Students create a website with lots of pictures of their favorite
French singer and write about them, mostly in English.
• Within reason, technology can be used simply for the purpose of
increasing motivation and interest among students as long as the
other principles are not violated.
• A given use of technology should stem from the teacher’s overall
goals for students’ outcomes.
Is this a good use of technology?
• A teacher asks students to get online with a native speaker.
They are to read a written dialogue out loud from the class
textbook.
• A given use of technology should stem from the teacher’s
overall goals for students’ outcomes.
• Technologies used in education were generally created for
other purposes. Therefore, a given technology, is usually
best used in ways that mirror its original purpose.